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FIFA raised its top ticket price for the World Cup final to $10,990 during the glitch-hampered reopening of sales Wednesday after the 48-team field for this year's tournament was finalized.
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ANKARA, April 1 : Turkey celebrated their return to the World Cup on Wednesday after ending a 24-year wait, with players and fans voicing pride and cautious ambition following their playoff victory over Kosovo.
Italy failed to qualify for a third World Cup in a row after Alessandro Bastoni’s first-half red card proved costly in a dramatic 4-1 penalty shoot-out defeat away to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Four-time champions Italy missed out on a third consecutive World Cup after losing to host Bosnia and Herzegovina in a penalty shootout in its playoff final Tuesday in Zenica.
PRISTINA, March 31 : Turkey ended a 24-year wait to qualify for the World Cup by beating Kosovo 1-0 in their playoff final on Tuesday, sealing a return to football's biggest stage for the first time since 2002 when they reached the semi-finals.
ANTALYA, Turkey: FIFA president Gianni Infantino told AFP Tuesday (Mar 31) that Iran "will be at the World Cup" and will play their group matches in the United States as scheduled, despite the Middle East war."Iran will be at the World Cup," Infantino said at half-time of Iran's friendly against Costa Rica in Türkiye."That's why we're here. We're delighted because they're a very, very strong team, I'm very happy.""I've seen the team, I've spoken to the players and the coach, so everything is fine," added Infantino, whose attendance at Tuesday's game was unannounced.Infantino went on to stress that Iran's "matches will be played where they are supposed to be, according to the draw".The World Cup, being hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, starts on Jun 11.Iran are set to play their first Group G game against New Zealand in Los Angeles on Jun 15. They are then scheduled to play Belgium in Los Angeles on Jun 21 and Egypt in Seattle on Jun 27.Iran's participation had been thrown into doubt by the war with the US and Israel that broke out on Feb 28.The Iranian football federation said earlier this month it was "negotiating" with FIFA to relocate the country's World Cup matches from the United States to Mexico.Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum also said that her country is prepared to host Iran's first-round matches at the tournament if needed.
March 31 : FIFA president Gianni Infantino threw his support behind Iran's World Cup preparations on Tuesday, attending their 5-0 friendly win over Costa Rica in Turkey even as their tournament participation is in limbo due to Middle East tensions.